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Books Read in 2019

Members: 91 participating members (show all)

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1
My Sister, the Serial Killer
by Oyinkan Braithwaite
1,416 members, 143 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: shamikasingleton (1), WalterFurtak (1), Rocco122142 (1), CaliQ551 (1), sturlington (3), librookian (10), booksinbed (18), Peace2 (24), ahef1963 (33), freelunch (66), souloftherose

Score: 29.49

Explanations:

ahef1963 (33): Disappointing.

2
Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens
4,230 members, 295 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: bovical (1), jjlenning (1), dara85 (1), HxBuff (2), amip73 (2), Rchlwtsn (3), edparks (22)

Score: 23.61

3
The Alice Network
by Kate Quinn
2,100 members, 123 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: HxBuff (1), Lauranthalas (1), Rocco122142 (2), CaliQ551 (2), cmtl (3), ValarieDiPietro (3), m_island (96), rretzler (102)

Score: 23.34

4
The Handmaid’s Tale
by Margaret Atwood
32,908 members, 950 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: bovical (1), pitjrw (1), Simontracy (2), Alguien (4), librookian (43), edparks (68), booksinbed (71), Edward

Score: 20.25

5
Educated: A Memoir
by Tara Westover
4,671 members, 294 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: amip73 (1), ValarieDiPietro (1), ahef1963 (9), AnotherAge (18), Peace2 (21), dara85 (22), Laura1124 (29)

Thumbs down: Rocco122142

Score: 15.69

Explanations:

ahef1963 (9): One of the best memoirs I've ever read. Deeply disturbing.

6
The City in the Middle of the Night
by Charlie Jane Anders
542 members, 23 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: tsingtao (1), Lauranthalas (3), kara.shamy (5), trantor (38), Rtrace (52), revbean

Score: 15.06

7
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
12,149 members, 1,004 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: leslie.98 (1), MaddieBloom (1), aqeeliz (4), cmtl (10), souloftherose

Score: 14.46

8
Lincoln in the Bardo
by George Saunders
3,672 members, 246 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: ThiaCoan (1), pitjrw (2), aethercowboy (14), blackdove07 (18), acousticmoose (22), FAMeulstee

Score: 14.28

9
The Fifth Season
by N. K. Jemisin
3,880 members, 216 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: lorannen (1), jjlenning (2), leslie.98 (2), aqeeliz (2), DeusXMachina (15)

Thumbs down: Rocco122142

Score: 14.12

10
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
by Susan Cain
8,294 members, 404 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: Simontracy (1), HxBuff (3), cmtl (8), aethercowboy (8), Rchlwtsn (50)

Score: 13.3

11
The Woman in the Window
by A. J. Finn
3,050 members, 234 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: cjohn616 (1), Rocco122142 (3), ahef1963 (5), yvonnekins (5)

Score: 12.39

Explanations:

ahef1963 (5): Mediocre.

12
The Only Harmless Great Thing
by Brooke Bolander
294 members, 28 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: jmiserak (1), sturlington (16), trantor (35), Rtrace (35), m_island (41), souloftherose

Score: 12.25

13
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
64,852 members, 1,165 reviews
4.41 stars (4.41 stars)

Lists: rayski (2), DeusXMachina (3), merrystar (6), MelanieTid (14), Rchlwtsn (19), shadrach_anki (116)

Thumbs down: CaliQ551

Score: 12.16

14
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J. K. Rowling
106,326 members, 1,758 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: Rchlwtsn (1), MelanieTid (1), Ape (6), briarhills (75)

Score: 11.92

15
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by J. K. Rowling
89,055 members, 869 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: Rchlwtsn (2), MelanieTid (2), Ape (8), andomck

Score: 11.78

16
The Raven Tower
by Ann Leckie
721 members, 43 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (7), rretzler (37), m_island (45), Rtrace (84), peterveen (87), revbean, souloftherose

Thumbs down: Rocco122142

Score: 9.88

17
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J. K. Rowling
79,807 members, 1,458 reviews
4.43 stars (4.43 stars)

Lists: Rchlwtsn (5), MelanieTid (7), zottel (7), Ape (13)

Score: 9.7

18
The Silent Patient
by Alex Michaelides
1,977 members, 167 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: ThiaCoan (2), Lauranthalas (2), ahef1963 (81), peterveen (91)

Score: 9.36

19
The Testaments
by Margaret Atwood
2,362 members, 125 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (8), librookian (44), trantor (49), Rtrace (65), booksinbed (73), Dilara86 (162)

Score: 9.34

20
There There
by Tommy Orange
1,985 members, 119 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: Bookworm_Monkey75 (2), kara.shamy (6), booksinbed (19), peterveen (64)

Score: 9.25

21
Big Money
by P. G. Wodehouse
687 members, 5 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: Bookworm_Monkey75 (1), Rtrace (2), Rchlwtsn (22)

Score: 9.21

22
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
0 members, 0 reviews

Lists: Parker51 (1), Simontracy (3), Rchlwtsn (14)

Score: 9.11

23
The Stranger
by Albert Camus
29,120 members, 389 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: mbhynek (1), chwiggy (22), Rchlwtsn (26), rretzler (66)

Score: 9.02

24
Sugar Run
by Mesha Maren
126 members, 6 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (1), bernie69 (1), edparks (4)

Thumbs down: Rocco122142

Score: 8.83

25
Becoming
by Michelle Obama
3,791 members, 206 reviews
4.45 stars (4.45 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (3), Rchlwtsn (17), booksinbed (66), Peace2 (84), FAMeulstee

Score: 8.79

Explanations:

ahef1963 (3): Excellent.

26
Dracula
by Bram Stoker
26,619 members, 517 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: HxBuff (4), blackdove07 (6), Rchlwtsn (43), Edward

Score: 8.67

27
The Wall
by John Lanchester
374 members, 34 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: Rchlwtsn (4), booksinbed (20), sturlington (23), Peace2 (28)

Score: 8.29

28
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
by Terry Pratchett
27,724 members, 667 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: greeneyed_ives (11), trantor (34), rretzler (44), briarhills (70), DisassemblyOfReason (76)

Score: 8.14

29
The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up: A Magical Story
by Marie Kondo
249 members, 15 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: MaddieBloom (2), shadrach_anki (4), Rchlwtsn (36)

Score: 7.83

30
The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition
by Stephen King
16,487 members, 320 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (2), jmiserak (3), SirThomas (104)

Score: 7.66

Explanations:

ahef1963 (2): Absolutely wonderful story-telling and myth-making. I loved it.

31
The Word is Murder
by Anthony Horowitz
908 members, 77 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: blackdove07 (2), Bookworm_Monkey75 (3), Bookmarque (106)

Score: 7.65

32
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
by Marlon James
1,101 members, 40 reviews
3.29 stars (3.29 stars)

Lists: trantor (9), kara.shamy (13), acousticmoose (20), Rtrace (94)

Score: 7.59

33
The Only Story
by Julian Barnes
612 members, 41 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (9), Rchlwtsn (27), peterveen (32), booksinbed (44)

Score: 7.3

34
Transcription
by Kate Atkinson
1,580 members, 84 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: cmtl (5), Rchlwtsn (34), peterveen (34), rretzler (91)

Score: 7.28

35
The Eye of the World
by Robert Jordan
14,736 members, 294 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: MaddieBloom (3), rretzler (15), SirThomas (145), FAMeulstee

Score: 7.28

36
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J. K. Rowling
87,325 members, 855 reviews
4.4 stars (4.4 stars)

Lists: MelanieTid (3), Ape (9), Rchlwtsn (29)

Score: 7.07

38
Virgil Wander
by Leif Enger
405 members, 31 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: squeedunk (1), edparks (3)

Score: 7.04

39
Wild Country
by Anne Bishop
176 members, 15 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: jmiserak (2), m_island (20), shadrach_anki (28)

Score: 6.99

40
Fall; or, Dodge in Hell: A Novel
by Neal Stephenson
640 members, 30 reviews
3.49 stars (3.49 stars)

Lists: jsburbidge (3), kara.shamy (10), trantor (45)

Score: 6.83

41
Unseen Academicals
by Terry Pratchett
5,013 members, 162 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: leslie.98 (5), merrystar (55), DisassemblyOfReason (70), briarhills (97)

Score: 6.8

42
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J. K. Rowling
83,812 members, 783 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: MelanieTid (4), Ape (10), Rchlwtsn (35)

Score: 6.72

43
Force of Nature
by Jane Harper
1,121 members, 101 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: DeboraNunes (4), kara.shamy (11), ahef1963 (32)

Score: 6.71

Explanations:

ahef1963 (32): Good crime novel.

44
Normal People
by Sally Rooney
2,155 members, 112 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: Rchlwtsn (6), kara.shamy (12), booksinbed (13), peterveen (25)

Thumbs down: Rocco122142

Score: 6.6

45
Little Fires Everywhere
by Celeste Ng
4,256 members, 241 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: leslie.98 (3), Laura1124 (12), Rchlwtsn (70)

Score: 6.57

46
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J. K. Rowling
83,651 members, 757 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: MelanieTid (5), Ape (11), Rchlwtsn (37)

Score: 6.49

47
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
by Douglas Adams
12,169 members, 98 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: SirThomas (1), Rchlwtsn (7)

Score: 6.46

48
It Had to Be You
by David Nobbs
29 members, 0 reviews
3.38 stars (3.38 stars)

Lists: booksinbed (6), cmtl (9), Rchlwtsn (47)

Score: 6.39

49
The Tea Master and the Detective
by Aliette de Bodard
321 members, 26 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: m_island (17), Rtrace (30), trantor (39), Dilara86 (173)

Score: 6.38

50
The Phantom of the Opera
by Gaston Leroux
9,722 members, 164 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: Karinn86 (1), Rchlwtsn (8)

Score: 6.38

51
Every Heart a Doorway
by Seanan McGuire
1,858 members, 173 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: Lauranthalas (5), briarhills (9), m_island (69)

Score: 6.37

52
Perdido Street Station
by China Miéville
8,112 members, 273 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: acousticmoose (1), Rchlwtsn (9)

Score: 6.31

53
The Calculating Stars
by Mary Robinette Kowal
993 members, 75 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (7), trantor (14), jsburbidge (27)

Score: 6.28

54
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J. K. Rowling
85,187 members, 835 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: MelanieTid (6), Ape (12), Rchlwtsn (42)

Score: 6.28

55
Crooked House
by Agatha Christie
2,653 members, 58 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: merrystar (1), Rchlwtsn (10)

Score: 6.25

56
A Pocket Full of Rye
by Agatha Christie
2,795 members, 55 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: Rchlwtsn (20), Bookmarque (42), m_island (70), souloftherose

Score: 6.22

57
The Vegetarian
by Han Kang
2,072 members, 237 reviews
3.57 stars (3.57 stars)

Lists: paulstalder (1), Rchlwtsn (11)

Score: 6.2

58
The Magicians
by Lev Grossman
7,905 members, 585 reviews
3.46 stars (3.46 stars)

Lists: yvonnekins (2), jmiserak (4)

Score: 6.19

59
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
by Bill Bryson
14,239 members, 426 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: rayski (1), cmtl (7), Edward

Thumbs down: Rocco122142

Score: 6.18

60
Abaddon's Gate
by James S. A. Corey
1,857 members, 83 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (6), trantor (10), m_island (74)

Score: 6.17

61
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
by Carmen Maria Machado
1,203 members, 66 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: lorannen (3), Rchlwtsn (32), booksinbed (60)

Score: 6.16

62
Warlight
by Michael Ondaatje
1,331 members, 72 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: Parker51 (8), peterveen (8), booksinbed (68)

Score: 6.15

64
Persepolis Rising
by James S. A. Corey
803 members, 34 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: trantor (24), Rtrace (38), m_island (78), souloftherose

Score: 6.14

65
Great Ages of Man: Age of Enlightenment
by Peter Gay
343 members, 5 reviews
3.53 stars (3.53 stars)

Lists: DisassemblyOfReason (1), Rchlwtsn (13)

Score: 6.11

66
East of Eden
by John Steinbeck
18,903 members, 343 reviews
4.39 stars (4.39 stars)

Lists: leslie.98 (6), chwiggy (12), Rchlwtsn (69)

Score: 6.09

67
Vinegar Girl
by Anne Tyler
1,355 members, 208 reviews
3.51 stars (3.51 stars)

Lists: leslie.98 (4), AnotherAge (17), Rchlwtsn (92)

Score: 6.09

68
Origin
by Dan Brown
3,273 members, 132 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: MaddieBloom (4), Caramellunacy (18), SirThomas (91)

Score: 6.07

69
If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again
by Zen Cho
26 members, 8 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (31), DeusXMachina (45), briarhills (63), souloftherose

Score: 6.04

70
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
by Ottessa Moshfegh
1,006 members, 49 reviews
3.61 stars (3.61 stars)

Lists: sturlington (10), VW_Williams (18), kara.shamy (25)

Score: 5.98

71
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
31,871 members, 603 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (10), Rchlwtsn (15), Michael.Rimmer (32)

Score: 5.96

Explanations:

ahef1963 (10): A lot of fun!

72
Ghost Wall
by Sarah Moss
497 members, 43 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (14), booksinbed (61), Lauranthalas

Score: 5.96

73
A Brightness Long Ago
by Guy Gavriel Kay
273 members, 11 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: jsburbidge (6), merrystar (30), trantor (32)

Score: 5.95

74
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
by Douglas Adams
15,508 members, 158 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (11), Rchlwtsn (16), Michael.Rimmer (33)

Score: 5.87

Explanations:

ahef1963 (11): Fell flat. Not planning to read the rest of the books.

75
The Weight of a Piano: A novel
by Chris Cander
122 members, 15 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (2), edparks (7)

Score: 5.82

76
Caliban's War
by James S. A. Corey
2,281 members, 110 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (1), trantor (8), m_island (73)

Thumbs down: Rocco122142

Score: 5.75

77
The Wrong Side of Goodbye
by Michael Connelly
1,488 members, 70 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: m_island (3), MaddieBloom (5)

Score: 5.71

78
The Only Woman in the Room: A Novel
by Marie Benedict
480 members, 47 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: Rocco122142 (4), Lauranthalas (4)

Score: 5.66

79
The Institute
by Stephen King
1,574 members, 69 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: sturlington (46), librookian (47), ahef1963 (75), SirThomas (116)

Score: 5.64

80
The Subtle Knife
by Philip Pullman
21,181 members, 312 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: SirThomas (9), urnmo (23), Rchlwtsn (56)

Score: 5.6

81
Passing Strange
by Ellen Klages
266 members, 26 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: sturlington (1), DeusXMachina (42)

Score: 5.57

82
Cibola Burn
by James S. A. Corey
1,499 members, 73 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (12), trantor (15), m_island (75)

Score: 5.54

83
Foundation's Edge
by Isaac Asimov
8,114 members, 63 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: trantor (1), aethercowboy (49)

Score: 5.51

84
Trail of Lightning
by Rebecca Roanhorse
839 members, 60 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (8), trantor (27), souloftherose

Score: 5.51

85
Spinning Silver: A Novel
by Naomi Novik
1,776 members, 114 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (17), m_island (18), briarhills (41)

Score: 5.49

86
A Place for Us
by Fatima Farheen Mirza
641 members, 52 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: Laura1124 (16), Rchlwtsn (18), booksinbed (46)

Score: 5.48

87
Spring
by Ali Smith
286 members, 13 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (15), Parker51 (15), Rchlwtsn (82)

Score: 5.39

88
The Wych Elm
by Tana French
1,434 members, 111 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: lorannen (4), MaddieBloom (6)

Score: 5.38

89
How Long 'Til Black Future Month?
by N. K. Jemisin
635 members, 22 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: alwright1 (1), souloftherose

Score: 5.38

90
The Talented Mr. Ripley
by Patricia Highsmith
4,837 members, 148 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: librookian (4), SirThomas (66), Rchlwtsn (149)

Score: 5.38

91
The Lost Man
by Jane Harper
868 members, 65 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (16), Bookmarque (21), ahef1963 (63)

Score: 5.29

92
Nemesis Games
by James S. A. Corey
1,222 members, 49 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (15), trantor (20), m_island (76)

Score: 5.28

93
Leviathan Wakes
by James S. A. Corey
4,094 members, 230 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: trantor (7), m_island (51), aethercowboy (105)

Score: 5.21

94
Beneath the Sugar Sky
by Seanan McGuire
726 members, 57 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: briarhills (10), Rtrace (21), trantor (30), m_island (71)

Thumbs down: Lidbud

Score: 5.21

95
Record of a Spaceborn Few
by Becky Chambers
875 members, 65 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (19), m_island (34), revbean, souloftherose

Thumbs down: Rocco122142

Score: 5.2

96
Amnesty
by Lara Elena Donnelly
42 members, 2 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (17), Rtrace (27), trantor (54)

Score: 5.2

97
The Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradbury
13,369 members, 247 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (17), Rchlwtsn (23), rretzler (74)

Score: 5.16

Explanations:

ahef1963 (17): Loved it. Makes a bold statement about the way humans are frittering away this beautiful planet.

98
A Memory Called Empire
by Arkady Martine
683 members, 34 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: trantor (23), jsburbidge (29), kara.shamy (40)

Score: 5.14

99
The Tortoise and the Hare
by Elizabeth Jenkins
362 members, 7 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: VW_Williams (2), booksinbed (26)

Score: 5.14

100
Fool's Errand
by Robin Hobb
4,718 members, 59 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: peterveen (3), rretzler (14)

Score: 5.11

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